José Guirao

José Guirao Cabrera (9 June 1959 – 11 July 2022) was a Spanish cultural manager and art expert. He was Minister of Culture and Sport in the government of Pedro Sánchez between 2018 and 2020. He was also Member of the Congress of Deputies from 2019 to 2020 as a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. 

Guirao was director of the Reina Sofía Museum between 1994 and 2001 and director of the La Casa Encendida from 2002 and 2014.

Guirao was born in Pulpí, Spain. In March 2021, he was diagnosed with cancer. He died from the disease at his home in Madrid, Spain on 11 July 2022 at age 63.

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